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BRG1 Antibody
Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody
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Application 
| WB |
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| Primary Accession | P51532 |
| Reactivity | Human, Mouse |
| Host | Rabbit |
| Clonality | Polyclonal |
| Isotype | Rabbit IgG |
| Calculated MW | 184646 Da |
| Gene ID | 6597 |
|---|---|
| Application & Usage | Western blotting (1:500 – 1:2500 µg/ml). However, the optimal concentrations should be determined individually. HeLa cell lysate can be used as a positive control. The antibody recognizes the BRG1/SMARCA4 of human and mouse origins. Reactivity to other species has not been tested. |
| Other Names | BRG1, BRM/SWI2-Related Gene 1, SMARCA4, SWI/SNF Related, Matrix Associated, Actin Dependent Regulator of Chromatin, Subfamily A, member 4, SNF2L4, Sucrose Nonfermenting 2-Like 4 |
| Target/Specificity | BRG1 |
| Antibody Form | Liquid |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Formulation | 100 µl purified rabbit polyclonal antibody in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing 30% glycerol, 1% BSA and 0.02% thimerosal. |
| Handling | The antibody solution should be gently mixed before use. |
| Reconstitution & Storage | -20 °C |
| Background Descriptions | |
| Precautions | BRG1 Antibody is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. |
| Name | SMARCA4 |
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| Synonyms | BAF190A, BRG1, SNF2B, SNF2L4 |
| Function | Involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). Component of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes that carry out key enzymatic activities, changing chromatin structure by altering DNA-histone contacts within a nucleosome in an ATP-dependent manner. Component of the CREST-BRG1 complex, a multiprotein complex that regulates promoter activation by orchestrating the calcium- dependent release of a repressor complex and the recruitment of an activator complex. In resting neurons, transcription of the c-FOS promoter is inhibited by SMARCA4-dependent recruitment of a phospho- RB1-HDAC repressor complex. Upon calcium influx, RB1 is dephosphorylated by calcineurin, which leads to release of the repressor complex. At the same time, there is increased recruitment of CREBBP to the promoter by a CREST-dependent mechanism, which leads to transcriptional activation. The CREST-BRG1 complex also binds to the NR2B promoter, and activity-dependent induction of NR2B expression involves the release of HDAC1 and recruitment of CREBBP. Belongs to the neural progenitors-specific chromatin remodeling complex (npBAF complex) and the neuron-specific chromatin remodeling complex (nBAF complex). During neural development, a switch from a stem/progenitor to a postmitotic chromatin remodeling mechanism occurs as neurons exit the cell cycle and become committed to their adult state. The transition from proliferating neural stem/progenitor cells to postmitotic neurons requires a switch in subunit composition of the npBAF and nBAF complexes. As neural progenitors exit mitosis and differentiate into neurons, npBAF complexes which contain ACTL6A/BAF53A and PHF10/BAF45A, are exchanged for homologous alternative ACTL6B/BAF53B and DPF1/BAF45B or DPF3/BAF45C subunits in neuron-specific complexes (nBAF). The npBAF complex is essential for the self-renewal/proliferative capacity of the multipotent neural stem cells. The nBAF complex along with CREST plays a role regulating the activity of genes essential for dendrite growth. SMARCA4/BAF190A may promote neural stem cell self-renewal/proliferation by enhancing Notch-dependent proliferative signals, while concurrently making the neural stem cell insensitive to SHH-dependent differentiating cues (By similarity). Acts as a corepressor of ZEB1 to regulate E-cadherin transcription and is required for induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) by ZEB1. Binds via DLX1 to enhancers located in the intergenic region between DLX5 and DLX6 and this binding is stabilized by the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) Evf2 (By similarity). Binds to RNA in a promiscuous manner (By similarity). Binding to RNAs including lncRNA Evf2 leads to inhibition of SMARCA4 ATPase and chromatin remodeling activities (By similarity). In brown adipose tissue, involved in the regulation of thermogenic genes expression (By similarity). |
| Cellular Location | Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00549, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20418909, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25593309} Note=Colocalizes with long non-coding RNA Evf2 in nuclear RNA clouds (By similarity). Localizes to sites of DNA damage (PubMed:25593309) {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3TKT4, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25593309} |
| Tissue Location | Colocalizes with ZEB1 in E-cadherin-negative cells from established lines, and stroma of normal colon as well as in de- differentiated epithelial cells at the invasion front of colorectal carcinomas (at protein level). |
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Background
The acetylation of histone lysine residues plays a crucial role in the epigenetic regulation of gene transcription. A bromodomain is a protein domain that recognizes acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones. This recognition is often a prerequisite for protein-histone association and chromatin remodeling. These domains function in the linking of protein complexes to acetylated nucleosomes, thereby controlling chromatin structure and gene expression. Thus, bromodomains serve as “readers” of histone acetylation marks regulating the transcription of target promoters. BRG1 is a member of the SWI/SNF protein family, which forms part of a large ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex. This complex is required for transcriptional activation of genes normally repressed by chromatin. BRG1 is mutated in many cancer cell lines, such as breast, prostate, lung, pancreas and colon. Further, BRG1 has an important role as a tumor suppressor. This protein can be used for the study of bromodomain binding assays, screening inhibitors, and selectivity profiling.
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